The Cubs Convention is now a time-honored tradition almost as sacred in the world of Cubs fans as day baseball, the manual scoreboard, the ivy, the urinal troughs, and the years and years of constant losing. It is a time when Cubs fans can join together in the middle of winter to re-connect with Cubs baseball. It allows opportunities to …
The 4th Annual (and final) How Good Has Carlos Zambrano Been In His Career Post
In 2009 I wrote that Carlos Zambrano cannot win with the media or fans. It turned into an article about just how good Zambrano had been in his career with the Cubs. Despite that, it had been done with much hatred toward him. The following February I turned it into an annual piece. The 3rd Annual article was written here …
Projected Hall of Fame Results
Chris Jaffe has a fantastic method he uses to project the Hall of Fame Results. Check them out. It’s good news for Barry Larkin.
Carlos Zambrano’s Top 10 Starts
Carlos Zambrano has been my favorite player on the Cubs since at least 2003. I remember Steve Stone talking about Zambrano and how at such a young age he could work himself out of trouble that he put himself in. He was energetic. He wore his emotions on his sleeve. He was one of the fiercest competitors the Cubs have …
Cubs trade Carlos Zambrano and a truckload of money to Marlins for Chris Volstad
You can follow MLB Trade Rumors for updates for now. I’ll be adding to this post, but figured we should have a new post to talk about it. The Cubs traded Carlos Zambrano to the Marlins for Chris Volstad this evening. Zambrano has one year remaining at $18 million and an option that has no chance of vesting. One report …
According to Rosenthal, Zambrano to Marlins is close
Sources: #Marlins close to acquiring Carlos Zambrano from #Cubs. #MLB — Ken Rosenthal. The most interesting thing if this is true is going to be how much money the Cubs save. I don’t expect they get much or anything of real value in return. Zambrano just isn’t that good these days after his VWL performance it’s hard to even argue …
Forget Lunch, Kap is Interviewing Theo at Noon Today
Theo Epstein will be joining Dave Kaplan on WGN Radio for Cubs Corner today at Noon central time. Kap’s tweet: Cubs Corner airs live today at noon on @wgnradio when we are joined by Theo Epstein for a one hour interview on the state of the Cubs. If you aren’t in radio range of WGN, click here for the live …
Jerry Angelo Fired, Mike Martz Resigns, Cookie Monster Gets Giant Cookie
Because this day calls for it: And this works too:
Matt Garza Update
It’s been a few days since we had a post about Matt Garza and since we’re rebranding as the Matt Garza Blog we figured it was time for an update. Jon Heyman says that there is no leader in the trade talks. There is “no real favorite” in the five-team Matt Garza sweepstakes, according to someone familiar with the talks. …